CRS Health Program Director Job Vacancy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Job Title: Health
Program Director

Requisition
Number: I1443

Area of
Interest: Other

Position
Type: Full Time

Location: International
– please see job description

Job
Description:

POSITION
TITLE: Health Program Director

PROGRAM: Tanzania

LOCATION: Dar es
Salaam

REPORTS TO: Head of
Programs

NOTE: Tanzanian nationals encouraged to apply

BACKGROUND

Since 2004, CRS Tanzania has led high impact MNCH
interventions through the prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT)
first under the HIV/AIDS care, treatment and support program AIDSRelief and now
through its successor program, Local Partners Excel in Comprehensive HIV &
AIDS Service Delivery (LEAD). In 2012, CRS Tanzania began implementing THRIVE, a
3-year early childhood development (ECD) program that adopts a holistic,
culturally appropriate approach to mental, physical, social and emotional
development of children 0-5 and their caregivers. CRS also implements
Integrated Water Resource Management projects, which focus on water and
sanitation as well as water resource management.

CRS/Tanzania’s
recently completed draft strategic plan (developed through a participatory
two-year process) calls for a focus on three core areas:

Rural livelihoods: Using the “5-skills set”
approach of i) group management ii) financial management iii) marketing
and agro-enterprise iv) sustainable production and v) innovation, programs
in agricultural production, marketing and savings will build resilient,
profitable and innovation-driven livelihoods.
Health: This area covers nutrition; improving
local organizations’ capacity to address priority health issues including
MCH and child wellbeing, HIV/AIDS, communicable and non-communicable diseases;
and Health System Strengthening (HSS).
Water Management: programs will be based on
evidence-based approaches of Integrated Water Resource Management that
encompass water governance, multiple uses of water and disaster risk
reduction (DRR).

In 2013, a
consultant was hired to assist CRS/Tanzania in developing a work plan for
technical roll-out of its strategic health plan and for reinforcing its health
program, based on the organization’s strengths, health sector and donor trends.
A strategic action plan has been developed but will depend on a strong
individual who can build relationships in the health sector and capitalize on
opportunities for partnership and growth. In order to implement the health
strategy and create a more cohesive health program, CRS/Tanzania is seeking a
Health Program Director.

JOB SUMMARY

The Health Program Director will lead the
consolidation and growth of the health program, creating a unified vision among
current health project staff and program leadership, identifying and instituting
growth strategies, assuring high-quality staffing and staff support, and
representing the program among internal and external stakeholders.

SPECIFIC
RESPONSIBILITIES

Program Technical Development and Quality: The
Health Program Director will take the lead in maintaining and improving
program quality, innovation and learning among the various health
projects, in line with international best practices and quality standards.
He/she will help to unify the health team to collectively move towards
quality integrated projects and will identify and lead initiatives to
capture learning and to share technical and programmatic lessons learned
within CRS Tanzania and with other CRS country programs.
Program Growth: The Health Program Director
will, together with the Country Representative, Head of Programs and
Business Development Manager, be responsible for growing the health
program portfolio. Such work will include remaining up to date on donor
trends and opportunities, identifying priority technical areas for
investment, assuring that CRS is prepositioned in priority technical
areas, carrying out assessments with partners, networking with donors,
government and other PVOs, and all aspects of proposal development and
review. As part of this effort, the Program Director will identify
strategic uses of flexible internal funding that will build relationships
and position CRS for an increased role in the health sector and raise
visibility. In addition, he/she will identify opportunities for strategic
partnerships with GoT, implementing partners, donors and civil society.
Representation: The Health Program Director
will represent CRS in national-level meetings, relevant sharing forums and
technical working groups (nutrition, ECD, community health) in order to
best understand new findings / best practices, the implementing
environment, and existing health programs in Tanzania (including regional
and international communities of practice). He/she will also function as a
key facilitator of relations with Church and other partner organizations
involved in health programs.
Staff Management: The Health Program Director
will supervise, lead, mentor and coach health program staff, ensuring that
performance management is consistent and supportive throughout the
program. He/she will help build the team through effective recruitment and
orientation as new opportunities arrive, assuring high quality staffing.
He/she will supervise health project managers, assuring that projects
produce targeted results on time and on budget.

AGENCY-WIDE
COMPETENCIES (FOR ALL CRS STAFF)

These are rooted in the mission, values, and
guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her
responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

Serves with Integrity
Models Stewardship
Cultivates Constructive Relationships
Promotes Learning

KEY WORKING
RELATIONSHIPS

Internal: Head of Programs, LEAD Chief of
Party and Deputy Chiefs of Party, THRIVE Project Manager, Soya Ni Pesa
Project Director, Business Development Specialist, EARO Regional Technical
Advisor for Health and HQ-based Senior Technical Advisors.
External: Ministry of Health and Social
Welfare, Unicef, GFATM Country Coordinating Mechanism, WHO, Health
Implementing Partners, Health Development Partners, Private Sector
Providers

SUPERVISORY
RESPONSIBILITY

Thrive Project Manager and other managers as
the program grows.

QUALIFICATIONS

Master’s degree in Public Health, Community
Development Behavior Change / Sociology or other clinical training
At least 10 years’ experience working in
public health, nutrition, early childhood development and / or community
systems strengthening.
Skills and experience in high-level advocacy,
negotiation and coalition building with multiple stakeholders and proven fundraising
experience
Experience in partnership with public and
private sector
At least 5 years’ field experience working in
support of national health systems in some of the following areas: health
systems strengthening for HIV and MNCH, participatory approaches for
community mobilization and behavior change, prevention and treatment of
malnutrition, early childhood development, community case management
Strong communication and networking skills to
market CRS as a health organization
Existing relationships within the Ministry of
Health with a reputation as a reliable and experienced advisor.
Familiarity with clinical areas funded by
PEPFAR, GFATM, GHI, FTF, PMI and others.
Knowledge and understanding of gender analysis
and transformation in rural communities
Demonstrated abilities in documentation of
lessons learned, report-writing, monitoring and evaluation
Skilled in working collaboratively with others
not under supervisory control to achieve results
Excellent independent judgment and
decision-making skills
Fluency in Swahili and English